Call for Abstracts for Poster Presentations

Deadline for abstract submission—5PM, Friday, September 8, 2023

Health Sciences Research Day will be Friday, November 10, 2023

The annual MU Health Sciences Research Day provides an intellectual forum for original research and educational innovations by undergraduate, medical, nursing, and health professions students, as well as pre/post-doctoral trainees, fellows, and residents working with faculty in the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and College of Health Sciences. 

All eligible students/trainees are invited to present the results of their research.  No more than two posters may be presented by those listed as first author.

A new category for faculty poster presentations has been added if the research is not being presented by a student/trainee at Health Sciences Research Day.  Faculty members are eligible to present no more than one poster.  These posters will not be judged and are not eligible for awards.

The schedule for this day-long symposium includes poster presentations, invited speakers, and awards ceremony at the conclusion of the day. 

All abstracts must be submitted electronically at

• 2023 Health Sciences Research Day Abstract Submission

Please upload the completed abstract as part of the submission.  Abstracts must be reviewed and approved by mentor prior to submission.  Abstracts should be formatted as follows:

0. Text should be in a WORD document only
1. Single-spaced
2. Maximum of 250 words
3. 12-point Times New Roman font
4. Side margins of 1.25 inches
5. NO tables or computer graphics
6. Include the following sections in the abstract:
   1. Introduction
   2. Methods
   3. Results
   4. Conclusion
7. Abstract headings should be in the following format:

TITLE IN UPPER CASE, centered
Name of first author, with current standing (i.e., M1, postdoctoral fellow, etc.), centered
Second author/collaborator name, if applicable, with current standing, centered
Third author/collaborator name, if applicable, with current standing, centered
n^th collaborator name, if applicable, with current standing, centered
(Faculty Mentor name) in parentheses, centered
Faculty Mentor’s Department, centered

(Faculty Mentor name) in parentheses, centered

Faculty Mentor’s Department, centered

POSTER GUIDELINES:

Push pins, foam board, and easels will be provided.  Foam boards are 3’ x 5’, portrait or landscape. 

POSTER JUDGING:

Student/Trainee posters will be judged separately within the following four sections:

 Category I – Undergraduate and Medical students (including summer research fellows) 

Section A: Clinical Science (involving human participants) 

Section B: Basic Science 

Category II – Pre- and Postdoctoral Trainees, Medical Fellows, and Residents 

Section A: Clinical Science (involving human participants) 

Section B: Basic Science 

AWARDS:

Monetary prizes will be awarded to the three best poster presentations in each student/trainee category.  In addition, Deans’ Awards will be given for the most outstanding abstracts submitted by trainees from the Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and College of Health Sciences.

For questions regarding any aspect of Health Sciences Research Day, please contact Debbie Taylor @ taylord@health.missouri.edu or 884-0042, or Gloria Johnson @ johnsongl@health.missouri.edu or 882-0770.

https://medicine.missouri.edu/offices-programs/research/events/health-sciences-research-day